05: What Role for Social Partners in the European Union 2.0 of the Future?
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in englischer SpracheSupported by the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
EU Member States have very different traditions of involving social partners in the policy-making process. Especially in times of fast economic and social change, a balance of interests is necessary to ensure the successful implementation of ambitious reform programs and to gain public support. What is/could be the role and involvement of national and European social partners in the changing economic and institutional environment? What could an efficient and sustainable social partnership look like? And what kind of contribution to finding solutions for current economic and social challenges is expected from the social partners at the EU level?
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Diploma in Economics Patrick ITSCHERT
Deputy General Secretary, ETUC - European Trade Union Confederation, Brussels
| Diploma in Economics, Université Libre de Bruxelles (FR) | |
| Humanitarian Studies, Sint-Jozefs College, Aalst (NL) | |
| 1979-1980 | Researcher/collaborator at the "Fondation Roi Baudouin", assisted in editing a study on The economic future of Belgium |
| 1980-1981 | Advisor to the Cabinet of the Deputy Prime Minister and Budget Minister, specifically in charge of dossiers involving economic expansion and certain industrial sectors (textile, steel, etc) |
| 1981-1985 | First Advisor at the ITCB (tripartite body), examination of dossiers involving investments by textile and clothing enterprises |
| 1985-1991 | Director of the Institut du Textile et de la Confection de Belgique (ITCB), responsible for dossiers (commercial actions, training, investments) for francophone companies |
| 1991-2011 | General Secretary of the European Trade Union Federation: Textiles, Clothing and Leather (ETUF:TCL) |
| 2002-2005 | Delegate to the European Economic and Social Committee s Consultative Commission on Industrial Change (CCMI) |
| 2009-2011 | General Secretary of the International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation (220 affiliates, 110 countries, some 10 million members) |
| since 2011 | Elected Deputy General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation at the Athens Congress |
Dr. Winfried KLUTH
Professor of Public Law, Faculty of Law, Economics and Business, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle
| 1978-1982 | Studies on Law and History, University of Bonn |
| 1982-1984 | Studies on Law and History, University of Muenster |
| 1984 | First Examination law |
| 1987 | Doctor, Law faculty, University of Muenster |
| 1991 | Second Examination law |
| 1996 | Habilitation, Law faculty, University of Cologne |
| 1996-1998 | Professor University of Munich |
| 1999 | Full Professor University of Halle-Wittenberg |
Dr. Christoph LEITL
President, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Vienna
| 1966 | Founding Chairman, European Youth |
| 1973 | Ph.D., Economic and Social Sciences, Johannes Kepler University Linz |
| 1990-2000 | Member, Government of the Federal State of Upper Austria with portfolio for Economy, Finance and European Affairs |
| 1995-2000 | Member, Committee of the Regions (CoR), SME Division |
| 2001-2005 | President, Eurochambres (Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry) |
| 2005-2009 | President, European SME Union |
| since 2006 | Honorary President, Eurochambres |
| Chairman, Global Chamber Platform | |
| Academic Posts | |
| Visiting Professor at the WU Vienna University of Economics and Business (International Trade Department) | |
| Guest Lectures | |
| Princeton University | |
| Fudan University, Shanghai | |
| University of Cape Town | |
| T.C. Istanbul Commerce University and Marmara University | |
| MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
| Harvard University |
Mag. Markus STOCK
Head, EU-Office, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Brussels
| 2000-2001 | Junior Advisor, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Vienna |
| 2001-2002 | Internship, European Court of Justice, Luxembourg |
| 2002-2005 | Advisor, EU-Office of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Brussels |
| 2005-2012 | Internal Market Advisor, Enterprise Europe Network, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Vienna |
| since 2012 | Head of the EU-Office, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Brussels |
